Batsmen power Bengal to flying start in Vijay Hazare Trophy


24th December 2025
Riding on a brilliant batting performance, Bengal beat Vidarbha by 3 wickets in Rajkot on Wednesday to begin their Vijay Hazare Trophy Elite campaign on a winning note.
Batting first, Vidarbha scored a challenging 382/5 in 50 overs. Dhruv Shorey (136) and A Mokhade (110) were the pick of the batters.
For Bengal, Md Shami and Aamir Gani claimed two wickets each.
Chasing the target, Bengal went over the line scoring 383/7 in 48.5 overs.
Skipper Abhimanyu Easwaran (71 off 67) and Abishek Porel (56 off 35) gave Bengal a 100-plus opening stand.
Sudip Kumar Gharami (68 off 49), Anustup Majumdar (33 off 35) also chipped in with handy runs in the middle.
At the end, Shahbaz Ahmed (71 off 58) and Akash Deep (38 not out off 24) helped team chase down the target with ease.
Shahbaz was awarded the player of the match for his brilliant batting.

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